The Back-Up Plan and The Losers both opened up to disappointing numbers on Friday. The Back-Up Plan grossed an estimated $4.2 million for first place, while The Losers opened in fourth place with an estimated $3.245 million. Neither film will take the top position this weekend, that honor will go to How to Train Your Dragon which grossed an estimated $3.44 million ($166.436M cume) and should be at around $15-16 million for the weekend.
Rounding out the top five were Date Night in third place with an estimated $3.3 million ($56.172M cume) and Kick-Ass in fifth place with an estimated $2.85 million ($28.216M cume). Oceans, which opened on Thursday, fell 17.1% to eighth place with an estimated $2.045 million ($4.512M). Click over the jump for the daily chart.
Daily Box Office Chart for Friday, April 23, 2010 [studio estimates]
Rank | Movie | Friday Gross | Change from Thursday | Theaters |
1 | The Back-Up Plan | $4,200,000 | NEW | 3,280 |
2 | How to Train Your Dragon | $3,440,000 | +181.1% | 3,665 |
3 | Date Night | $3,300,000 | +217.7% | 3,294 |
4 | The Losers | $3,245,000 | NEW | 2,936 |
5 | Kick-Ass | $2,850,000 | +139.4% | 3,065 |
6 | Death at a Funeral | $2,360,000 | +154.4% | 2,459 |
7 | Clash of the Titans | $2,325,000 | +154.1% | 3,271 |
8 | Oceans | $2,045,000 | -17.1% | 1,206 |
9 | The Last Song | $1,160,000 | +198.6% | 2,794 |
10 | Alice in Wonderland | $601,000 | +112.2% | 1,385 |
Source: Box Office Mojo